An End to Poverty? : : A Historical Debate / / Gareth Stedman Jones.
In the 1790s, for the first time, reformers proposed bringing poverty to an end. Inspired by scientific progress, the promise of an international economy, and the revolutions in France and the United States, political thinkers such as Thomas Paine and Antoine-Nicolas Condorcet argued that all citize...
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- I. The French Revolution
- II. The Reaction in Britain
- III. The Reaction in France
- IV. Globalisation: the 'Proletariat' and the 'Industrial Revolution'
- V. The Wealth of Midas
- VI. Resolving 'The Social Problem'
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index